A Hero's Homecoming: Metamodern Intertextuality and The Legend of Zelda

The Zelda franchise isn't all that metamodern--until you consider the music behind these two games.

Apr 28, 2023

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Somebody drew this picture of various incarnations of Link and I’m obsessed with it. Each one is from a different game. Talk about intertextual! Artist unknown

I’ve been feeling some semblance of metamodern-ness as I’ve been indulging in my most recent hyperfocus: The Legend of Zelda video game franchise. It’s taken me a minute to figure out why.

I haven’…

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